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Haditha Investigator Urges Dropping of Marine's Case
Washington Post ^ | August 24, 2007 | Josh White

Posted on 08/24/2007 6:54:25 AM PDT by Kaslin

An investigating officer has recommended that a Marine Corps general drop all charges against a Marine accused of murdering civilians in Haditha, Iraq, finding again that the 2005 shootings were "tragedies" but that the Marine did not violate the laws of combat.

Lt. Col. Paul J. Ware wrote in a 29-page report that there is insufficient evidence to show that Lance Cpl. Stephen B. Tatum did anything other than follow Marine Corps rules when he killed women and children in two houses in a residential neighborhood in Iraq on Nov. 19, 2005. Ware found that Tatum followed orders to attack the houses and shot a group of civilians only because another Marine in the unit was already shooting at them.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: courtmartial; haditha; iraq; marines; stephentatum

1 posted on 08/24/2007 6:54:26 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: RedRover

ping, just in case.


2 posted on 08/24/2007 7:03:39 AM PDT by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: Kaslin

Paging John Murtha — your reputation is in the toilet!

When will you apologize to all the Marines and their families for your depraved slanders, Rep. Murtha?????


3 posted on 08/24/2007 7:06:24 AM PDT by Enchante (Reid and Pelosi Defeatocrats: Surrender Now - Peace for Our Time!!)
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To: Enchante

A very good question. Another one is this:

When will the marines SUE Murtha and Time Magazine for slander?


4 posted on 08/24/2007 7:08:24 AM PDT by Laverne
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To: Enchante

His reputation has been in the toilet ever since he accused the Marines


5 posted on 08/24/2007 7:08:34 AM PDT by Kaslin (The Surge is working and the li(e)berals know it)
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To: Kaslin

1 Free, All Free!

Pray for W and Our Troops


6 posted on 08/24/2007 7:09:39 AM PDT by bray (Member of the FR President Bush underground)
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To: Laverne

Another question is when will the author and editor of Time that started this crap be arrested and tried as enemy propagandists?


7 posted on 08/24/2007 7:13:27 AM PDT by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: Grimmy; Laverne

There’ll hopefully be news soon on both the Time and Murtha fronts.


8 posted on 08/24/2007 1:41:02 PM PDT by RedRover (DefendOurMarines.com)
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To: RedRover

Excellent; I look forward to reading/hearing about it (of course, I’ll get to read about it here on fr and NOT hear about it on any “news” station since they protect that man Murtha and of course Time belongs to their clique so they will automatically protect them).


9 posted on 08/24/2007 2:25:10 PM PDT by Laverne
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To: RedRover

Thank you again, sir, for your continued effort in helping us stay informed and up to speed on this and other issues.

Semper Fi to you sir, in every possible meaning of the term.


10 posted on 08/24/2007 3:24:07 PM PDT by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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The Washington Post, which trumpeted the gory and lewd false accusations against these men on its front page, hides their exoneration deep inside the paper. They are getting worse—Cpl Sarrat’s exoneration was on page 9, Tatum’s slipped to 10. What agenda-driven America hating SOB’S.
11 posted on 08/24/2007 5:48:33 PM PDT by Godwin1
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To: Grimmy

Thank you, Grimmy. That means a lot coming from you.


12 posted on 08/24/2007 5:50:55 PM PDT by RedRover (DefendOurMarines.com)
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To: Laverne

You will definitely see it here first on Free Republic.


13 posted on 08/24/2007 5:51:37 PM PDT by RedRover (DefendOurMarines.com)
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